Posted on 10/11/2009 2:47:32 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Various conservative blogs are talking about the existence of a "blog squad" at the U.S. Justice Department. The website, the Muffled Oar writes that a blogging unit formed within the Department of Justice to counter websites with posts, articles, and user comments critical of the Obama administration. Matthew Miller Director of Public Affair at the Justice Department told the Washington Times,:
"There is no 'blog squad'. There is Tracy [Russo] who handles online media. It’s the policy of the office of public affairs to not post anonymous comments. We have not seen any evidence that anyone does post comments, and if we did have evidence of that, people would no longer work here."
Mr. Miller countered accusations of the existence of a "blog squad" pointing to what he says is lack of evidence.
"I noticed, actually, that the posts don’t actually point to any evidence of anonymous comments coming from the Department of Justice, which of course, I believe you can trace. I think it says they’ve seen an uptick."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
You’re one of them aren’t you.
We report, you decide:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&source=hp&q=tracy%20russo&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn
Such a Photoshop opportunity...
:)
No DOJ blog squad?
http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/10/01/justice-department-launches-new-web-site/
Well, check out the department’s new, glossy digs. Here’s the announcement — on the Justice Department’s blog — from Tracy Russo, the architect of the site and blogger outreach coordinator in the Office of Public Affairs:
Welcome to the new Justice.gov. If you’re a regular visitor to our site, you’ll notice some changes today. If you are joining us for the first time, welcome.
The Department of Justice launches Justice.gov today in an effort to increase openness and transparency in government. Utilizing a variety of online tools, we will be able to share news and information, not just on our own web site, but through popular social networks Twitter, YouTube and MySpace and Facebook. The Justice presence on these social networks will allow Americans to interact with the Department in entirely new ways.
The new Justice.gov has incorporated more multimedia than ever before. You’ll find a photo gallery and video library that will be regularly updated with new content from across the Department of Justice. And of course, The Justice Blog will be a hub of information for the Department.
We are all excited by these new opportunities. Today’s launch is just the first step towards creating the most open, accessible and transparent Justice Department possible. We welcome your feedback about the new site and your ideas for the future.
Leaks please! Is there any conservative in DoJ that would give the public rights to know?
Well, check out the department’s new, glossy digs. Here’s the announcement — on the Justice Department’s blog — from Tracy Russo, the architect of the site and blogger outreach coordinator in the Office of Public Affairs
So the DOJ has a blog outreach coordinator but neither she nor none of her people actually reach out to blogs? Either she's lying or she should be fired for having a non existent job that just gives out money for nothing.
What this means is that the DOJ employees will have to start doing their blogging at home now, so that it is not so easy to trace their comments back to government computers (and hence government workers).
They’ve been caught.
If True.. this can not stand.
They have become nothing more than a latter day Stazi.
We have investigated ourselves and found ourselves to be completely innocent of any wrong-doing.
Blog squad, or blog czar? Is there even a difference?
The DOJ has transmuted into The Ministry of Truth in one easy election. One must wonder how many “memory holes” they have active at this time and what that number will be when this administration finally, mercifully ends. And, I wonder too how that end will come and in what condition it will leave this once free republic, once the envy of the world. How many knots will they have tied themselves into while trying to combat and destroy truth and honor. And, will our brave service men and women still hold to that sacred mantra of duty, honor, country, or will they have, because of an entanglement of lies and half truths, completely forgotten it. One can only wonder and pray for an end that will restore our republic.
Is she saying that they don’t exist?
ACORN is not Corrupt.
And a buch of government IP addies that happen to belong to the DOJ trolling websites is coincidental.. right?
These people think we’re stupid.
Yes. Please turn towards the built in web cam sir. Thank you.
Why shouldn't they?
Where is the evidence to the contrary?
I never read blogs unless briefly tricked by a poster here into thinking the info is legit.
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